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Women's Professional Soccer folds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Women's Professional Soccer league is folding after three seasons....

Lakers' Blake, wife target of attacks on Twitter

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal....

Lukas seeks 6th Preakness win with Optimizer

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was nestled on a corner bench in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course, thinking back to a time when he was nothing more than a young man trying to make a living in the horse racing game....

Phillies over .500 for 1st time since Opening Day

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies are mighty proud of their run of five straight NL East championships....

SMU fires athletic director Steve Orsini

DALLAS (AP) -- SMU athletic director Steve Orsini was fired Thursday, just four weeks after he and the Mustangs hired Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown....

SMU fires athletic director Steve Orsini

DALLAS (AP) -- SMU athletic director Steve Orsini was fired Thursday, just four weeks after he and the Mustangs hired Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown....

Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football....

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Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism

CANNES, France (AP) -- There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" - and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie....

Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism

CANNES, France (AP) -- There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" - and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie....

In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates

CANNES, France (AP) -- In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods....

Imprisoned star of 'Reality' impresses at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- The breakout performance at the Cannes Film Festival this year is Aniello Arena's turn as a Naples fishmonger who becomes obsessed with appearing on a "Big Brother"-style TV show in "Reality."...

Kanye West to debut short film at Cannes festival

CANNES, France (AP) -- Kanye West will debut a short film titled "Cruel Summer" at the Cannes Film Festival....

Pavarotti manager Herbert Breslin dead at 87

NEW YORK (AP) -- Herbert Breslin, the hard-driving manager who helped propel Luciano Pavarotti to international fame during the 36 years they worked together, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 87....

Filipino Christian group protests Lady Gaga shows

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Scores of Christian youths in the Philippines chanted "Stop the Lady Gaga concerts" at a rally Friday calling for the pop diva's shows here to be canceled despite assurances from authorities that they won't allow nudity and lewd acts....

Van Halen postpones summer concert dates

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour....

'American Idol' down to final 2 singers

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "American Idol" finalist Joshua Ledet won't be belting it out on this season's final showdown....

Career highlights of Donna Summer

Highlights in the career of singer Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, who died Thursday at age 63:...
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...Critical Fire Weather Threat Friday Over the Four-Corners Region of the Southwest...

A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and ongoing dry weather will lead to another day of critical fire weather danger in the Four-Corners region of the southwest Friday. Red Flag Warnings remain in effect over a large area.

...Fire Weather Potential is Increasing in the Southwestern U.S...

With daytime temperatures above 100 degrees and dew points in the single digits and teens, the potential for fire weather is increasing in the desert southwest. Wind speeds will increase across this region on Tuesday. Should a fire begin, it will rapidly spread due to the dry and windy conditions.

...Fire Weather Potential is Increasing in the Southwestern U.S...

With daytime temperatures above 100 degrees and dew points in the single digits and teens, the potential for fire weather is increasing in the desert southwest. Wind speeds will increase across this region on Tuesday. Should a fire begin, it will rapidly spread due to the dry and windy conditions.

...It’s feeling Hot Hot Hot in the Desert Southwest...

Excessive Heat Watches and Warnings are in effect for portions of southern California and Arizona. Temperatures in excess of 110 degrees are possible over the next few days. This will be the first stretch of excessive heat in this area for 2012.

...Significant Rains Early This Week From the Piedmont to Northern New England...

A slow moving moisture laden storm system will spread an axis of moderate to heavy rain northward from the Piedmont and Mid-Atlantic into Interior New England early this week. Widespread rainfall of one to three inches is expected through early Wednesday with a chance for localized flooding, especially over portions of eastern Pennsylvania.

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